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Mrs. Jennie Black McRae, wife of County Clerk James A. McRae, died Wednesday morning, November 27 at University Hospital, Ninth and Chestnut streets, Louisville, Ken tucky. She had not been well for some time and had gone to Louisville with her husband a few days prior to her death for medical treatment, and up on examination by Dr. W. O. Rob erts, one of the most eminent physi cians and surgeons of this country, her condition was found to be serious and a surgical operation was advised, her ailment being internal cancer. The operation was performed on Tuesday, the 26th, and she lived but twenty-four hours, the shock being too much for her strength. Her body was brought to Corydon Thursday morning and taken to the family residence, where it was kept until Friday morning A brief pray er service was held at the residence Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. The remains were taken to the Roger’s Camp Ground cemetery in Posey township, Friday morning, and funeral services were conducted at the church at that place by Rev. E. St. LaRue, of the Corydon M. E. church, assisted by Rev. Geo. Winn, of Elizabeth, an old acquaintance of the deceased; and Rev. E. G. Jann, of New Middletown. There was a large attendance at the funeral. Mrs. McRae was born and reared in Posey township, near Elizabeth, and taught school in the southern part of the county for several years, and had a wide circle of warm and devoted friends in that locality. She was a daughter of Robert Black, who is still living and is one of the oldest men in the county.Besides her husband, and father, she leaves to mourns her departure two step-daugh ters, three step-sons, five brothers, and two sisters. She was born in this county on December 5, 1841, and at the time of her death was fifty-seven years, eleven months and twenty-two days old. She was united in marriage to James A. McRae July 31, 1889, and had proven herself a faithful and loving companion. She was born of christian parents and by them was taught from childhood to love God and be considerate and kind to all. At twenty years of age she publicly confessed her faith in her Savior and united with the Methodist Episcopal church, and during all these years she has lived a quiet, devoted, chris tian life. She was a good, true woman in the highest sense of those terms, and was loved and respected by all who knew her. We qrote the following from Rev. LaRue, her pastor: “Last February, together with her husband, and daughter, Edna, she moved her church membership to the Methodist church in Corydon. It was our happy privilege to welcome Sister McRae into the Corydon church. She identified herself with the work and also became a member of my Sunday school class. Her dis position was ever optimistic and cheerful. She was always willing and ready to do good wherever poss ible. During her short residence in Corydon she had formed many ac quaintances and these had ripened into close friendship. In her home life she was true and devoted. She loved her husband and family and was ever considerate of their every comfort, and did her full part to make the home a happy and blessed place. “She has fought a good fight and has entered into the rest that re mained for the people of God. She rests from her labors. ”’ O.
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Corydon Republican
Corydon, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 05, 1907
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